Jug Fishing

Outdoor Life correspondent Gayne Young is asked to partake in the Luckenbach (yes, his family founded the town made famous by the Willie Nelson song) Annual Jug Fishing for Catfish Weekend at Choke Canyon Lake in South Texas. The event leaves him wind burned, exhausted, and ready to accept an invitation to next year's weekend.

The second generation of jug fishers displays their pride before their German ancestral father's command of, "Go wash that crap off!"

Is it any surprise that this trailer ran through two spare tires on the trip?

Swim toward the bottom Nemo! Trust me, swim toward the bottom!

Stupid Nemo. You should have listened.

Throwing out the first jug. Only 109 left to go.

"I don't care who you're writing this crap for you get that camera outta my face boy!"

It's always nice to see that the water you'll be leaning into all weekend is infested with alligators.

"The first fish is a "beer fish." "What's a "beer fish?" "Ya' drink a beer to celebrate the fish." Author's note: From what I experienced this past weekend every fish was a "beer fish."

Author's note: Again, I found that every fish was a "beer fish."

Jimmy Houston kisses his fish. These guys…well…never mind. Beer fish!

"Quit posing for pictures you Nancy n' throw that fish in the croaker sack! We got 109 other jugs to check!"

Not everyone has a girl to learn to dance with.

"Did someone say beer fish?!!"

What does Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai have to do with jugging for catfish? Nothing. Nothing at all.

If Mary knows that the combined weight of the four catfish is 100 pounds and the combined weight of the three men and four catfish is 900 pounds…

"Quit mugging for the camera and get down here n' clean some fish!"

"Bud Lime! Who's beer is this?" Everyone looks down. Silence clouds the cleaning station. "One of you pansy girls is drinking that sissy thing. Who's is it?!" "I think it was that writer guy." Author's note: It was Barry Bradley's beer, the guy forward right. I don't care if I never get invited back. I refuse to take the fall for his drinking fruit flavored beer.

This mud duck was found in the stomach of a 57 pound blue cat. "You open up all the fish's stomachs?" "Yeah. It's like I'm doctor." "Doctor my butt! Get over here n' clean these fish!"

"Hey writer boy. What you doing looking at that bird?" "I was just thinking of a poem. If you love something set it free, if it returns to you it was meant to be…" Multiple choice: After stating the above Gayne was…A. Beaten.B. Beaten and spit on.C. Beaten, spit on, and then kicked in the ribs for good measure.D. The men all formed a circle and took turns reciting their favorite poems.